Motorola Moto G6 vs Motorola Moto G9 Plus Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018	Sep 07, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$250	€270

Design

Dimensions
6.06 x 2.85 x 0.33 inches 153.8 x 72.3 x 8.3 mm	6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches 169.98 x 78.1 x 9.69 mm
Weight
5.89 oz / 167.0 g	7.88 oz / 223.3 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash	Splash
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Pink, Blue	Navy blue, Blush gold

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 75.25% screen-to-body	6.8-inch, 84.25% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	IPS LCD, HDR
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 424 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 387 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
5 (Poor)	3.9 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 450 SDM450 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 470
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 618
Memory
3GB (LPDDR3)/32GB 4GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)	Android (10)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPower	Motorola TurboPower
Charge speed
	Wired: 30.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 8min

Gaming

6h 28min

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Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
8 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p	16 MP (EIS, Autofocus, HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jan 30, 2021 FCC ID value: IHDT56ZE2
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.65 W/kg Body: 1.42 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.42 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

International version

Other	NFC

with Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

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